His just-inside-the-arc jumper has been pure gold lately. That's his shot. Along with burning past 3 defenders in the open court. He really reminds me of young Dwyane win terms of being automatic in the open court no matter how long multiple defenders have been back.

No, Rio is used to playing without the ball in his hands and is one of the best spot-up shooters in the league now. He can't do what Deron Williams does, but I don't think Williams could fill Rio's role with the team without messing up our system.

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If we're talking best fit, there is no better PG fit than Steph Curry for this team.

Other than a Steph Curry with 2 working ankles.

Yup, Curry, Williams (he's too talented and perfect a fit to not figure it out, he's a smart guy and LeWade respect him and would give him room to do his thing, he'd make them that much more dangerous), Nash (I know, I know...defense. Rio matadors it up frequently anyway, so it wouldn't be a major downgrade), would be interested in seeing what Lou Williams would look like in our system as a flat out scorer and shooter, even guys like CJ Watson, Kyle Lowry, and Mike Conley Jr. might have a case to argue. Shit, even end-of-prime guys like Jose Calderon and dare-I-say Mo Williams might look just as good or better than Mario in our system. Even outside of it, both have been balling this year. Not saying all of these guys are necessarily better fits, just saying I'm not quite ready to definitively buy into him being the ultimate PG for our team. Unimportant though, I'm happy with him and he's a homegrown Heatian.

Haven't seen anyone mention Norris' no turnovers tonight. If this kid can keep making strides and continue getting rid of the dumb stuff within this season, our PG rotation can really become a strength.

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Originally Posted by Wade County

Its nice not having to worry about PG for once. We have 2 young competent guards that bring different things to the table, under 25 years of age.

Nice work.

How bout Rio too? back to his rookie year best.

Its weird, as damn-near-automatic has he's become, when I watch most of his misses, I see ways he's rushing his technique or shooting out of rhythm. In other words, I can see realistic room for improvement that could lead to him reaching near-HEAT-Kapono status. He even makes a lot at uncomfortable angles, long distances, or with unsteady mechanics that give me even more hope. You can see this coming with the way he played in last year's playoffs, hitting a couple of buzzer-beating near halfcourt jumpshots and being really hot behind the arc throughout, including that shot that almost kept game 2 of the Finals from being a losing meltdown.

So funny that people were ready to release him this year, and I haven't heard any complaints about his contract in months, despite the vitriol following his re-signing.